Rose Hathaway (Deutch) is a Dhampir: half human/vampire, guardians of the Moroi, peaceful, mortal vampires living discretely within our world. Her legacy is to protect the Moroi from bloodthirsty, immortal Vampires, the Strigoi. This is her… MoreRose Hathaway (Deutch) is a Dhampir: half human/vampire, guardians of the Moroi, peaceful, mortal vampires living discretely within our world. Her legacy is to protect the Moroi from bloodthirsty, immortal Vampires, the Strigoi. This is her story. (c) Weinstein

Consensus:
Though it may appeal to its built-in fanbase, Vampire Academy's Twilight-meets-Mean Girls conceit borrows lazily from its predecessors and offers few laughs or thrills to complement its overstuffed backstory.

J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

This is a garbage heap of weak quips, delivered by an assortment of pretty boys and girls and amped up with some cheesy moments of animal cruelty.

Got dragged into seeing this with a friend and oh man did I regret it. So amazingly bad. This is definitely one of the worst sci-fi/fantasy films I've… MoreGot dragged into seeing this with a friend and oh man did I regret it. So amazingly bad. This is definitely one of the worst sci-fi/fantasy films I've ever seen. The writing is horrendous...it's just one dreadful sarcastic line after another. What a waste of time.

Christian C

The banter and back-story may be a bit too hastily presented to be entirely effective, but I still found the film entertaining and surprisingly funny.

Aaron Neuwirth

Rose: A female - especially one who lives off of blood and magic - is going to have her mood swings.
Vampire Academy seems like it could have been a fun mix… MoreRose: A female - especially one who lives off of blood and magic - is going to have her mood swings.
Vampire Academy seems like it could have been a fun mix of meta-humor surrounding the recent wave of vampire and young adult novel themed-culture and satire dealing with high school drama. Unfortunately, this new film based on a young adult, paranormal romance book series (which I assume is a best-seller, because they all seem to be, regardless of whether you had ever heard of them before), has very little to offer in terms of wittiness, craftiness, or shrewdness. The film provides merely one character that has any life to bring to the film, two actors on the adult side to try and ham it up, and a ton of exposition that makes you feel like Vampire Academy will be providing you with a Scantron for the exam that takes place once the film ends. I can say right now, I didn't take many notes.
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hawk ledge

College-like setting hits its stride in the second half.

Nicki Marie

This was freaking awful, and not in a good way. I could barely follow it, and I read and enjoyed the series when it first came out. Lots of dumb action and… MoreThis was freaking awful, and not in a good way. I could barely follow it, and I read and enjoyed the series when it first came out. Lots of dumb action and woefully miscast. I did not picture Dimitri like that at all, and as soon as someone I watched this with said that Rose was acting like Kat Dennings's 2 Broke girls character, Max, it was all I could hear. (And I like 2bg).

Dann Michalski

Based on the best-selling young adult book series, Vampire Academy is a convoluted and monotonous tale. A half vampire, half human named Rose must protect a… MoreBased on the best-selling young adult book series, Vampire Academy is a convoluted and monotonous tale. A half vampire, half human named Rose must protect a vampire princess from a mysterious assailant that's stalking her. The script is incredibly weak; as it's full of exposition dumps that try to explain the vampire social order and provide some ambiguous backstories for several key characters. And, the acting isn't that good either; though Zoey Deutch does have a certain charisma. Yet the vampire mythology is quite intriguing, and there's a good amount of mystery to the plot. Vampire Academy is clearly trying to cash in on the recent popularity of young adult fantasy, but it doesn't put forth much effort into making a quality product.

Jason Cenzano

Even with an 11% rating on RT, I have to admit that Vampire Academy was entertaining in a "guilty pleasure" kind of way. I'll watch it on HBO or… MoreEven with an 11% rating on RT, I have to admit that Vampire Academy was entertaining in a "guilty pleasure" kind of way. I'll watch it on HBO or whatever it comes on down the road. With both the writer and director (Daniel and Mark Waters), if you know them, you're getting what you would expect from them, which isn't a movie that warrants a sequel. If they'd have been more cautious finding a better writer and director in anticipation of getting a franchise going, Vampire Academy could be a heavy alternative to the big summer movies this year. The story was choppy and the only thing that kept it flowing was the acting. Particularly Zoey Deutch. Her and Lucy Fry are transitioning from TV to film, and Deutch does an amazing job. Even with the mediocre script and barely OK plot, Zoey Deutch flashes a great big screen presence. Lucy Fry does pretty good, along with the rest of the cast. I wouldn't bet on a part 2 hitting the big screen anytime soon. Vampire Academy is definitely worth watching on a movie channel down the road for a laugh.